Reenforced safety bat



April 3, 1928,

E. COHN REENFORCED SAFETY BAT Filed Jan. 14. 1927 Patented Apr. 3, 1928 UNITED s rata-es:

ED RD Conn, OIEVBIRQOKLVYN, New YORK.

. REENFORCED SAFETY 'BAT. v

\ Application filed January M, 1927-. Serial No. 161,228.

'This inventionrelates t o-improvements in baseball bats,' and has for its object to m videan article of this character reenforced instance, a by-stander or player being I h at both extremities is disposed in'the passage 42. This rod comprises metallic material and l and embodying throughout its entire length. I I A further object is to provide protective and re-enforced end members, 7 v

Base ball batsof ordinary construction are frequently broken in use because of the severe and sudden shock to the wood fibres when striking a swiftly pitched ball. '7 The Y reenforcing shaft which I'have provided will I in most cases prevent a fracture of this kind;

but should the Wood become broken; the

steel shaft would still hold the parts together and prevent any serious accidentas; for hit by the flying end of a broken bat.

The ends of the bat are also protected against splitting and abrasion by'the metal cap members as illustrated herewith. V

A better balance is also obtainable through the weighting at the bat ends by the said metallic cap members.

These-and other features and advantages will be shown and described in the accompanying drawings and'the'following specification. 4 'In the drawings su mitted.

Fig. 1 sh'ows'a bat broken away at the ends a slight modification of my.

invention; a

Fig. 2 showsa batbroken away at the ends and embodying a further modification of my invention I Fig. 3shows'a bat broken away at the ends and embodying another-modification ofmy invention; 4 v

Fig. 4 shows a bat broken away at the upper end and embodying a modification of my invention; V

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the handle portion of a bat partly in section.

Fig. 6is a top plan view-of a bat.

The bat show-n in Fig. .1 is providedwith a central longitudinal passage 42'having' enlarged upper and lower extremities 43 and 44 respectively. A rod '45, screw threaded may be either solid or hollow. If a hollow rod is used it may be filled with cork or aluminum or any other substance. Washers. 46 are disposed in the upper and lower extremities of the passage 42 adjacent the shoulders 47. Upper and lower metallic threaded plugs48 and 49 respectively are disposed in the enlarged; extremities 43 and 44-of the passage 42'; and are screw threaded on the rod-45. The upper-metal threaded plug 48 is provided with rece'sses50 for receiving spaced prongs of a wrench not'shown in the drawing by which the upper plug maybe screwed downwardly on rod 45. After the metal threaded plug 48 has been suitably adjusted these recesses may be filled with a like material. Y

Fig. 2 of the drawings shows a bat of construc'tion similar to that; disclosed inFig. 1

'providedwith upper and lower metal caps 51 and 52respectively. These caps are disposed over the ends of the bat and extend over the end portions of the sides 'of-said batfor protecting the extremities from abrasion.

Fig. 8 of the drawings the rod 4 5 is slightly shorter than the rods45,and threaded metal plugs 53 and 54 are disposed'in the enlarged ends of the. passage 42. The metal threaded plugs 53 and 54'are provided with screw threaded openings forfreceiving the threaded ends fofr'the' rod 45" and aredisposed'within theenlarged endsfof the'pas sage at the extremities of'the bat. Hickory plugs 55 and'56 are driven into the enlarged recesses in superimposed relation. to the me-- tallic plugs 53 and54 for covering the latter.

In Fig. 4the rod 66 is eXtended-through the handle'or anyportion of the bat and is retained in the central opening 67- by amet-al' threaded plug 68 which is; screw threaded on the upper end of the rod 66. A washer 69 is disposed betweenthe end of the plug.

"68'and the bottom of the enlarged recess 70.

- In Fig.5 "discloses; a fragmentary portion of a bat having a rod 76 extending into passage 77'in thehandle portion thereof. 'The Zmetal threaded plug 78 having a screw threaded opening or recess -79 is "screw form of my invent-ion.

understood that thewasher is omitted in this threaded on the end of the rod 76 and 'plugis' In Fig. 6 shows a plain top View of the bat I having a metallic threaded plug 68 provided with accesses? 5' for receiving prongs of'a ployed'in screwing the plug into position.

tool not shown inthe drawings to bee n 4 threaded rod or shaft can be used in all my bats if so desired.

I claim+ w i 1. In a baseball'bat, a wooden tool handle,

7 or stick, a body portion havinga central longitudinal passage therethrough and recesses in the end portions of said batcommunicating with said passage, a solid rod disposed in said passage, metallic threaded plugs screw threaded on. the ends of said solid rodand disposed in said'end recesses, anda washer disposedbetween the inner ends 'ofsaid metallic threaded plugs and the bottoms of said end recesses. f 7

2. In a baseball bat, a wooden tool handle,

or stick, a body portion havinga central longitudinal passage therethrough and recessesin the end. portions of said bat com municating w th said passage, a solld rod disposedin said. passage, metallic threaded plugs screw threaded on'the ends of said solid rod and disposed in said end recesses,

a washer disposed between the inner ends of said plugs and the bottoms ofvsaid end recesses,'andmetallic caps disposed over the ends of said bat.

8. In a baseball hat, a wooden tool handle,

or stick, abody portion having .a central longitudinalpassage therethrough and end recesses communicating with said passage,

washers disposed at the bottom of said re ces'ses, metal plugs having screw threaded openings therein screw threaded on the ends of said solid rodand disposed within said beingprovided with end recesses to accommodate a tool for screwing said plug nto said recesses.

4'. In a baseball bat, a woodentool handle, or stick a handle portion having a central openingtherein and anenlarged end recess communication w th said central open ng, a

solid roddisposed in said centralopeningg having arscrew threaded upper end extending into said enlarged end recess, a metallic threaded plug having a screw threaded openingtherein threaded on said solid rod and disposed'in said recess, said plug being provided with recesses in the end thereof adapted to receive a tool for screwing said plug on said rod, and a washer disposed between the bottom of said enlarged recess and'the end ofsaid plug. V i f 5. In a baseball bat, a handle. port-ionha'v ing a centralopening therein and an enlarged end recess communicatingwith said central opening, a rod disposed insaidcentral opening havinga screw threaded upper end extending into said enlarged end recess and a metallic plug having a screw threadec opening therein threaded on said rod and disposed in said recess, said plug being, provided with small recesses-in the end thereof adapted to receive a tool for screwingsaid threaded plug on said threaded rod.v

6. A combination handled device comprising a wooden body having a central hole extending therethrough, one end of said hole being countersunk, a' metal rod extending lengthwise through the body and into said countersink, means remote from thecountere sunk end for anchoring the metal'rod at such point, a washer surrounding the rod in the bottom of the countersink, such end of the rod being screw threaded, and a threaded plugthreade'd upon the threaded end offthe rod in the countersink, said plug having means for the application of a tool for tight ening it and filling said countersink. I

7. In a baseball bat, or stick, or othe sporting body, or parts thereof, having a central hole extendingtherethrough, a solid shock absorbing rod extending through-the central hole and said rod being secured at its ends, by washers and binding end mem-. bers mounted on the ends of said'rod. Signed at Brooklyn, New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 3rd day of January, A. D. 1927.

EDWARD ooHN. .7 

